The PAP announced during the by-election in Punggol East that it would give young Singaporeans waiting to start a...

The PAP announced during the by-election in Punggol East that it would give young Singaporeans waiting to start a family priority for HDB flats under the Parenthood Priority Scheme. Under this scheme, young couples with at least one child under the 16 will jump to the front of the queue for Built-To-Order (BTO) flats. Now compare this to the SDP's Young Family Priority Scheme which we introduced in November last year: We proposed that young couples with expectant mothers, or families with children below 12 be given priority when it comes to balloting for BTO flats. Did the PAP just take the idea from the SDP? The problem is that the PAP's Parenthood Priority Scheme is only a piecemeal measure that does little to address the bigger problem. At the top of Singaporeans' concerns when it comes to having children is that the cost of living is way too high and that life in Singa...